Chief among those attention-grabbing news items is the discharge petition that recently gained the necessary 218 signatures to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files to the full House floor. Another story that has caused a deep divide within the Republican Party is conservative pundit Tucker Carlson‘s viral interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. When asked about the interview, Trump declined to condemn Carlson or Fuentes. “You can’t tell [Carlson] who to interview,” Trump told reporters on Sunday. TRUMP SAYS HE’S ‘WORKING TO MAKE THINGS LESS EXPENSIVE’In response, Trump blamed Democrats for their “con job” on affordability.